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‘They don’t represent us’: Rohingya armed groups wreak havoc in Rakhine

The return of Rohingya militants to the state in recent years to fight the Arakan Army has led to a string of alleged abuses against civilians, and has imperilled relations with the Rakhine community.

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‘They don’t represent us’: Rohingya armed groups wreak havoc in Rakhine

BY Frontier

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Q&A: Explaining Myanmar’s private security law

Responsible business advocate Vicky Bowman talks to Frontier about the motives and risks of a new law issued by the junta for private security services.

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Features

Striking oil: Magway Region’s resource wealth draws junta fire

An escalation of airstrikes on two Magway townships this year has hindered work at small-scale oil wells, which support the local economy and help fund the resistance, and sparked a race to build bomb shelters.

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Ko Kaung Htet, right, on a reporting trip with the Restoration Council of Shan State in 2016. (Sai Zaw Theik)

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Struggle and toil in Yangon's industrial zones

Times are hard for many residents of industrial areas in Yangon’s outer suburbs, especially for those without permanent jobs who have to rely on loan sharks to make ends meet.

BY Su Myat Mon

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Aung San Suu Kyi vows 'reconciliation' amid Rakhine crisis

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Aung San Suu Kyi vows ‘reconciliation’ amid Rakhine crisis

State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi vowed in Singapore to work for "peace and national reconciliation" amid mounting international condemnation of a bloody army crackdown in Rakhine State.

BY AFP

Photo Essays, Features

Struggle and toil in Yangon’s industrial zones

Times are hard for many residents of industrial areas in Yangon, especially for those without permanent jobs who have to rely on loan sharks to make ends meet.

BY Su Myat Mon

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Pilot project seeks to apply virtual reality to education

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BY Su Myat Mon

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The new companies law: creating better conditions for business

A draft law to replace the century-old Myanmar Companies Act will improve transparency and ease the burden on small and medium enterprises.

BY Aung Naing Oo & Winfried Wicklein

Interview, Culture

Link for Aid founder: ‘We try to give the children access to learning’

Frontier speaks with travel writer and Link for Aid founder Pamela McCourt Francescone.

BY Frontier

Interview, Culture

Link for Aid founder: 'We try to give the children access to learning'

Could you talk about the work you do with Link for Aid and your involvement in Myanmar?

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Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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Myanmar enters 2021 with more friends than foes

The early delivery of vaccines is one of the many boons of the country’s geopolitics, but to really take advantage, Myanmar must bury the legacy of its isolationist past.

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Will the Kayin BGF go quietly?

The Kayin State Border Guard Force has come under intense pressure from the Tatmadaw over its extensive, controversial business interests and there’s concern the ultimatum could trigger fresh hostilities in one of the country’s most war-torn areas.

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